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In the 1940s, after nearly fifty years in the photography business, Cottrell was no longer able to haul around his 8×10 view camera, and decided to retire. According to artist [[Manny Runyan]], who operated a studio across the hall in the Palafox building, "Mr. Cottrell got old and sick and just walked out. He left me the key and told me to keep an eye on things."<ref name="historicalphotographer">"Pensacola Had Historical Photographer." ''Pensacola Journal'', February 28, 1960.</ref>
He and his wife moved in with one of their daughters at Mount Dora, Florida, for the remainder of their lives. Photographer [[Lewis E. Ashley]], who had first met Cottrell while working for the [[Elebash Jewelry Company]], contacted him and purchased the contents of his abandoned studio, including about five tons of glass negatives. Many of the prim negatives were later purchased by [[Philip A. Pfeiffer]] in the mid 1970s, while some remaining glass negatives plus "copy" negatives were still later purchaed by [[Dolores Pittman]].<ref>"Charles Cottrell's Photos Continue to Delight Pensacola." ''Downtown Crowd'', December 1995.</ref>
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